cabaletta

noun

ca·​ba·​let·​ta ˌka-bə-ˈle-tə 

ˌkä-

1

: an operatic song in simple popular style characterized by a uniform rhythm

2

: the lively bravura concluding section of an extended aria or duet

Examples of cabaletta in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This was a problematic choice, particularly since the heroine, Pia, in her dying cabaletta, begs the two groups, led respectively by her husband and her brother, to make peace, which seems historically unlikely. — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, 29 May 2018

The traditional cut of the duke’s cabaletta in Act II was observed, but other standard cuts were restored. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Italian

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cabaletta

• henrietta
• operetta
• typothetae
• beretta
• pieta
• vendetta
• betta
• keta
• setae
• periplaneta